Adash 4900 Vibrio III User manual

Machine vibration diagnostics
Bearing diagnostics
Lubrication diagnostics
Service activities
Product Inspection
FASIT - Fault Source Identification Tool ( see details inside)
Spectrum FFT analysis
Measurement of time signals
Built-in stroboscope lamp
Determination of machine and bearing conditions
Detection of speed
Wideband measurements RMS or PEAK acceleration (g)
and velocity (mm/s) values
Measurement in frequency bands for bearing diagnostics
Colour display
Simultaneous display of two measured values
External piezoelectric accelerometer with 100 mV/g sensitivity
Overload indicator, sensor fault and cable fault indicators
Possibility of connecting headphones for "listening of vibration"
Built-in torch
Simple control by three buttons
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Contents
Why perform vibration diagnostics ......................................................................................4
Vibration Diagnostics - Basic Information...........................................................................5
Introduction..........................................................................................................................5
Basic Rules..........................................................................................................................5
Machine and bearing condition diagnostics.........................................................................6
Methods for ball bearing condition diagnostics....................................................................6
The relation between gears and ball bearings.....................................................................6
FASIT - Fault Source Identification Tool..............................................................................7
Measurement Points............................................................................................................7
The preparation of the measurement point..........................................................................8
Listening to Vibrations Using Headphones..........................................................................9
Relationship of Measuring in Acceleration and Speed ........................................................9
Abbreviations used in the guide...........................................................................................9
What Will You Get with Your Instrument ...........................................................................10
Instrument and accessories...............................................................................................10
Before You Start ...................................................................................................................11
Standards for vibration measurements .............................................................................12
Adash Limit Values of Machine and Bearing Vibrations ....................................................13
ISO 10816 limit values.......................................................................................................14
Classification according to machine type, nominal power or shaft height.................................. 14
Classification according to foundation........................................................................................ 14
Evaluation ranges ....................................................................................................................... 14
Classification of vibration values for machines groups 1 and 3 ................................................. 15
Classification of vibration values for machines groups 2 and 4 ................................................. 15
Values setting in A4900 Vibrio III unit ................................................................................15
Quick Start ............................................................................................................................16
Preparation of Measurement Point ....................................................................................16
Putting in Batteries.............................................................................................................16
Plugging in Vibration Sensor .............................................................................................17
Connectors ........................................................................................................................18
Measuring..........................................................................................................................18
Automatic determination of the machine speed.................................................................18
Evaluation of the machine and bearing conditions ............................................................18
Fasit Expert System...........................................................................................................19
The Stroboscope ...............................................................................................................19
The Torch ..........................................................................................................................20
Instrument Operation...........................................................................................................21
Switching on and off ..........................................................................................................21
Information line ..................................................................................................................22
Using of Headphones ........................................................................................................22
Selection of Measurement .................................................................................................23
Measurement Methods Screens........................................................................................23
Speed detection and definition ..........................................................................................25
Menu for functions selection..............................................................................................26
LIGHT ......................................................................................................................................... 26
STROBO..................................................................................................................................... 27
VOLUME..................................................................................................................................... 27
SETUP........................................................................................................................................ 28
SPEED........................................................................................................................................ 28
ALARMS ..................................................................................................................................... 28

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UNITS ......................................................................................................................................... 29
-ESC- .......................................................................................................................................... 29
Error Messages .................................................................................................................30
Sensor connection Error............................................................................................................. 30
Overload Error ............................................................................................................................ 30
Measurement Error..................................................................................................................... 31
How to evaluate the failure..................................................................................................32
Overall RMS values ...........................................................................................................32
Overall PEAK values .........................................................................................................33
Spectrum 200 Hz– Detection of Looseness .....................................................................33
Time signal for bearing condition evaluation .....................................................................34
Vibrations on frequency range – gearboxes/bearings. ......................................................36
FASIT Expert System ........................................................................................................39
Specifications Adash 4900 – Vibrio III................................................................................40

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Why perform vibration diagnostics
A4900 Vibrio III instrument is able to do all required basic vibration diagnostic measurements. That
means bearing condition, lubrication, mechanical faults ( misalignment, unbalance, mechanical
looseness and resonance). The instrument performs a lot of operations automatically. It’s possible to
connect ear phones to listen vibration signal, which is very useful for gearbox and slow running roller
bearing diagnosis. The instrument is able to measure machine vibration very precisely, to determine
condition, its source and level of damage. The instrument is designed to be a standard technicians
and maintenance staff equipment.
Vibration diagnostic allows checking the condition of all your machinery. You will be informed early
about potential failure before the machine get damage and you will be able to order only real specific
required maintenance (instead of expensive overhauls). The periodical measurements will allow you to
keep your machines in good health.
You always ask before the decision to buy new instruments what unit is the best for your needs. Is it a
instrument with a large amount of functions, including specialized software for data processing (which
you will not ever use), or is it an instrument which is easier to use and contains all required functions?
You should pay only for functions, which you will use in the field. The A4900 - Vibrio III is just that
instrument. The instrument uses standard external accelerometer with the magnetic base. It enables
correct repeatable measurements. You should not equate our unit with "vibration pens".

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Vibration Diagnostics - Basic Information
Introduction
What is it the vibration diagnostics? This chapter explains the basic steps and you will be able to begin
practical measurements. More information you can find in the literature.
If we are talking about the vibration diagnostics, we mean regular measurements (usually every
2-4 weeks), whose objectives primarily are:
1. Finding of change of vibration level, it means change of machine operational condition.
2. Determining reason for this change.
3. Recommending maintenance (repair, adjustment, lubrication etc.).
4. Checking of maintenance success (including revision of dismantled part to confirm the
analysis).
The machine vibration diagnostics solves two basic tasks:
1. Diagnostics of machine mechanical failure (imbalance, misalignment, mechanical
loosenes etc.).
2. Diagnostics of rolling bearing condition.
Basic Rules
1. If the measured value of vibration increases in time, it is a change indicator - worsening of
the machine condition.
2. If the measured values do not change, the machine works in stable operation condition.
This does not necessarily mean that this state is good. For example if a bearing was installed
incorrectly, then there would be a high signal value immediately. This value will remain stable for some
time (the bearing will be able to withstand it), but then there will be a fast increase and destruction of
the bearing. This short bearing life can take hours, days, weeks or even months.
3. Reliability of the diagnostics will never be 100%.
There will always be defects, which develop in time shorter than regular measurements. The defects
that are caused by material fatigue can develop in several seconds only (cracks, breaks). The proof of
the diagnostic performance is primarily a decrease in maintenance costs (not to absolute zero) and a
significant decrease in unexpected breakdowns (not their complete elimination).
4. Using of standards is possible only with special machines, for which the special standards
exist.
It is not possible to simply define limit vibration values in general for a wide range of machines.
However, it is possible to create the standards for special machines (e.g. turbines), and these
standards are a strong diagnostic tool. General standards have a character of recommendation on
how to define the limit values. The way how to find the good condition values is to use measured
values of new or repaired machine. Also you can ask the machine producer for them.
5. Shortening of an interval between measurements means more successful prevention of
unexpected failures.

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Machine and bearing condition diagnostics
Basic defects which we’d like to find out are
- unbalance (heavy spot on the rotor causes vibrations),
- misalignment (machinery parts are not in alignment ),
- looseness (machine is not properly connected with its base - soft foot),
- bearing defect (wear of bearing, bad assembly, bad lubrication or overload).
First three defects influence the whole machine (e.g. the vibration caused by unbalance we can take
from any point on the machine). We use the vibration velocity [mm/s] measurements for that.
Roller (ball) bearing condition we can detect only on the nearest point. This is the local failure. We
measure always vibration acceleration only [g].
Methods for ball bearing condition diagnostics
We can find out several methods for bearing condition detection in literature. We should repeat again:
we have to measure vibration acceleration in [g]
for correct data acquisition. All methods must satisfy the conditions.
We can choose different procedures for evaluation of the acceleration signal. Measured signal can be
imagined as a level of the river. It flows with appropriate speed and there are little or big waves. If we
want to measure the stream we can measure the flow per hour or prompt wave's level. The value of
the flow will be stable and it will change slowly. But the wave's levels are unstable because
measurements have significant variety of values.
The similar effects occur for bearing condition measurements. You can measure RMS value (the total
energy in signal) or PEAK value (the highest peak in signal). We can use both types for evaluation,
just have to realize of advantages and disadvantages.
RMS measurement
- advantages - stable and well repeatable, time trends are well readable
- disadvantages - if wear increases the response is slower then PEAK, but sufficient for
maintenance.
PEAK measurement
- advantages - fast response for any condition change.
- disadvantages - not stable and well repeatable (extremely sensitive), time trends are not well
readable.
From these two basic measurements further measurements are derived:
- gENV - envelope signal modulation. Advantages and disadvantages are in the middle
of RMS and PEAK measurements.
-gSE BCU, SEE, SPM - measurements are performed usually on the sensor resonance frequency.
These methods have the same advantages and disadvantages like the PEAK measurement.
The relation between gears and ball bearings
For gearboxes diagnose it is also necessary to measure acceleration signal like for ball bearings.
When the balls are rolling over the damage tracks (pitting), the shock pulses occur in signal.
Unfortunately similar shocks are also in signal from on worn or damaged gears. So if we measure
gearbox with roller bearings then higher vibration values can be caused by both sources.
More information for this kind of analysis you can find in chapter Vibrations in frequency range -
gearboxes/bearings.

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FASIT - Fault Source Identification Tool
The FASIT is also included in the Adash 4900 Vibrio III. The name FASIT is used in more Adash
products for expert system, which would help the user to find the source of vibration troubles. It is
good message for users, because such functions were not ever built-in the instrument in this price
category. The FASIT displays several bar graphs with traffic light colours. Two major (largest) bars are
allocated to general machine condition ( on the left side) and ball bearing condition (on the right side).
The next three bars are located in the middle. They displays the severity level of UNBALANCE,
LOOSENES and MISALIGNMENT (from the top).
Measurement Points
The measurement location must enable repeatable measurements under the same conditions as the
previous measurement. Also the direction of sensor ( radial, axial for rotated machines) is important.
That is why you we should determine measurement points on the machine. The typical machine
together with the measurement points in the picture.
For the measurement in radial direction, we are going to place the sensor perpendicularly to the axis
of rotation, for axial measurement along the axis. The radial measurement can usually be performed
horizontally, vertically or in another angle. The importance of the angle choice should not be
overstressed; choose any radial direction with easy access.
The measurement points need to be prepared for the measurements. The best is to place measuring
pads on a machine (see the chapter Preparation of Measuring Location).

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The preparation of the measurement point
On the measurement point we make a measurement. To obtain a quality measurement, the points for
measurements must be prepared in advance. For regular measurements the sensor must be always
fixed in the same way at the same point. For diagnostics of bearings it is necessary to fix the sensor
with a magnetic base. Do not push the sensor only by hand - high frequencies cannot be measured in
this way.
The magnetic base is firmly screwed to the sensor and then it is magnetically fixed to the metal
surface of the machine. Hence the sensor is fixed and a measurement is possible. Quality of fixation
markedly influences the result of your measurement. If the sensor swings or jumps about etc., your
measurement is pointless. A layer of paint is also a big obstacle for higher frequencies. The magnetic
base has ground surface and the same surface quality must be created on the machine. In practice, it
is not possible. A flat surface 3x3 cm in size can be ground only in a workshop. Anyway, quality of the
bearing’s housing steel is not high and such a surface can quickly succumb to corrosion. Then it
becomes unusable.
Solution to this problem is to use measurement pads. These are the cylinders with the diameter
approx. 26 mm and height 10 mm with a ground surface, made of a magnetic stainless steel. They are
fixed to chosen points with special glue, which ensures a perfect transmission of the high frequency
vibrations. The pad is covered with a plastic cover, which is removed only for the measurement.
Another advantage of the cover is that when the machine is painted, your measurement point is
preserved. The paint would devalue the pad. It is sufficient to coarsely grind the machine’s surface and
degrease it before the pad is glued. Durability of the pads in time is unlimited. In practice, it is always
until a forcible removal.
You will need mainly the following aids: angle grinder, set of files, emery paper, degreaser (ethanol,
solvent), measurement pads and glue.
Prepare the surface in the following way:
- remove the paint, corrosion or unevenness from the surface by grinding,
- degrease the surface.
The pad is being fixed on measurement point with the glue. We usually use the METAL TECH SG
cement, also other glues with similar properties may be used.
The METAL TECH SG cement is a 2-component epoxy cement with properties best suited for this
task. The two components, after mechanical mixing, chemically react and after drying they form a hard
material resistant to pressure, temperature and humidity.
In the case of the simple pad the procedure is as follows: cut-off a disc approx.3 mm thick from the
cement with a sharp knife. Wet your fingers and work the disc into a homogenous lump. Roll a cylinder
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Push the pad with glue to the prepared place and, while constantly pushing and turning the pad there
and back with circular movements, observe that the cement is being evenly pushed out along the
circumference of the pad. The purpose is to make the layer between the pad and the surface as thin
as possible.
! ATTENTION. CEMENT MUST NOT BE PUSHED OUT COMPLETELY!
The pushed out cement may be removed or levelled out around the pad. In the end you put a cover on
the pad.
When using the Tpad, amount of the cement is dependent on the size of the gap between the ribs
and it is not so easy to determine amount of the cement to process. As with the simple pad, the
surface between the ribs must be well cleaned and degreased. The space shall be filled with the
necessary amount of the cement so that only the cylindrical part of the pad remains visible after drying
of the cement. Beetle in the surrounding cement. In the end put a cover on the pad.
Listening to Vibrations Using Headphones
A user can connect headphones to the Adash 4900 – Vibrio III instrument, since listening to a
measurement signal also enables a differentiation of a problem type. People can think that this is an
old method, which does not have a place in this modern world. The opposite is true. Analyses of gears
and low speed bearings (e.g. in paper mills) gain better quality by using the listening method. The
listening can easily be done by any maintenance person without deeper knowledge of diagnostics. If
there is a defective bearing, then distinct rumbling sound is audible in the headphones. If the bearing
is OK, then you can hear only a weak noise.
HEADPHONES WARNING !
Listen at moderate volumes to avoid hearing damage.
Always remove the headphones from the ears when you move the sensor or re-connect cable.
Relationship of Measuring in Acceleration and Speed
Maintenance staffs usually use to measure often only vibrations in mm/s or inch/s (velocity) and not
vibrations in g = 9.81 m/s2 (acceleration). This is a relic of the past, when old equipment enabled the
vibration speed measurement only. Bearing defects are not recognisable by using velocity
measurements. If the velocity value increases due to a bearing defect, then the defect is already
serious and there is an acute danger of unexpected breakdown. The measuring of the velocity
vibration does not give early enough warning before failure of a rolling bearing.
For accurate bearing condition measurement you have to measure the acceleration vibration!
Abbreviations used in the guide
Abbreviations below are used in the User’s guide
RPM – Revolutions per minute
CPS – Revolutions per second
RMS – RMS value of the measured signal
PEAK – Peak value of the measured signal

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What Will You Get with Your Instrument
Instrument and accessories
The instrument case contains:
- measuring instrument A4900 – Vibrio III
- vibration sensor - accelerometer
- magnetic base for vibration sensor
- coiled cable to connect vibration sensor
- headphones
- measuring tip for putting manual pressure on vibration sensor
- 1.5V alkaline batteries
Fig. Adash 4900 – Vibrio III with accessories

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Before You Start
1. Always connect only ICP type of sensor into an ICP marked socket !
If unsure, consult the procedure with your supplier.
2. Never plug this instrument into 230 V household voltage !
3. To power this instrument, use batteries with max. nominal voltage of 1.5 V!
4. To power this instrument, use only alkaline or rechargeable (NiCd, NiMH) batteries.
Regular carbon-zinc batteries are not suitable.
Ignoring any of the recommendations mentioned below may cause failure of the
instrument.
Handling voltage higher then 24 V can cause an accident.
WARNING!
Use correct battery polarity.
Incorrect polarity will cause destruction of the
instrument!
HEADPHONES WARNING!
Listen at moderate volumes to avoid hearing
damage.
Remove the headphones from the ears when
you move the sensor or re-connect cable.

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Standards for vibration measurements
Standards using is occasional topic in vibration diagnostics. Because there are a lot of different types
of machines it is impossible to determine the critical limits of vibrations for wide range of machines. Its
reliability would be low then. It would happened the decommissioning and repair machines, which do
not require it. On the other hand there would be unacceptable breakdowns, because measured values
could be high but not exceeded the limit. The standards should be determined for a narrow range of
machines.
A4900 Vibrio III contains Adash limit values. They are not rewritten from any existing standards. It’s a
result of 20 years of Adash engineering team experiences. It’s difficult to invent critical value definition
which would be simple (that means not many parameters such as speed, power, bearing type,
machine type and so on) and reliable.
On the figures below is clear how we derived limit values. Three levels of machine condition are
defined: GOOD, ALERT (Machines lays in this range are not acceptable for a long period operation,
they could be operated till time when could be repaired) and DANGER (Vibration values in this range
are considered as very dangerous an they can cause a damage of the machine). The corresponding
colors are taken from traffic semaphore - green, amber and red.
GOOD state is the space up to the yellow line that means operation without restriction. The space
above yellow but under red line is an ALERT state. Possible to operate the machine but have to be
more checked. It’s necessary to determine the source of worse condition and plan repair (for instance
change the bearing) or maintenance (balancing, alignment). The space above red line is an DANGER
state and the machine should not be operated. First figure contains the values for overall machine
condition and you search unbalance, misalignment, and mechanical looseness above all. They are
called “overall” because we can measure them on most of the measuring points. Second figure
contains the limit values of a roller bearing condition. This state is local and can be measured only on
appropriate bearing house.
Work with figures is simple. It’s necessary to know the speed. Instrument determines it automatically
or user can enter it manually. On the bottom horizontal axis you should find the point which
corresponds with speed. Above this point you will find an intersection with orange and red graph.
Projections to the vertical axis will determine limit values for amber or red state. If the measured value
is lower than amber the state is GOOD – green. If the value is above amber but under red then the
state is ALERT – amber. If the value is higher then red graph then the state is DANGER – red.

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Adash Limit Values of Machine and Bearing Vibrations
Graphs, according to which the instrument determines acceptable vibration limits depending on
machine speed.
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000
speed [RPM] ---->
Vel (10-1000Hz) [mm/s RMS] ---->
0
0.04
0.08
0.12
0.16
0.2
0.24
Vel (10-1000Hz) [ips RMS] ---->
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000
speed [RPM] ---->
Acc (5k-16kHz) [g RMS] ---->

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ISO 10816 limit values
There is a wide range of valid standards but we would like to mention ISO 10816. It has several
sections and it also deals with procedures how to gain limit values for particular machines. It contains
3 tables of values, which are applicable for A4900 VibrioIII unit.
Classification according to machine type, nominal power or shaft height
Therefore, select the Group that best describes the general size, type, and speed of the machinery
being measured. Note that these machine group classifications are set forth in ISO 10816-3, which
rates overall velocity vibration levels for standardized machinery classifications.
Group 1 and 3:
ISO Group 1 and 3 classifications define the following type of machinery:
Large machinery and electrical machines with a shaft height greater than 315 mm. These machines
are generally equipped with sleeve bearings, but may use rolling element bearings.These machines
include pumps with multi-vane impellers and integrated drivers.
Group 2 and 4:
ISO Group 2 and 4 classifications define the following type of machinery:
Medium-sized machines and electrical machines with a shaft height between 160 and 315 mm.
These machines are normally equipped with rolling element bearings, but may use sleeve bearings,
and operate at speeds above 600 RPM. These machines include pumps with multi-vane impellers and
integrated drivers.
Classification according to foundation
An additional setting allows the specification (when defining the overall alarm levels) of measurements
taken from machinery with Rigid or Flexible foundations.
Evaluation ranges
For evaluation of the machine health from vibrations there are defined following evaluation ranges.
Range A: New machine vibrations should occasionally be in this range.
Range B: Machines in this range can be operated for unlimited period.
Range C: Machines in this range are not acceptable for a long period operation, they could be
operated till the repair time only.
Range D: Vibration values in this range are considered as very dangerous an they can cause a
damage of the machine.

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Classification of vibration values for machines groups 1 and 3
Foundation class RMS velocity values border zone
mm/s
Rigid (R13) 2,3 A/B
4,5 B/C
7,1 C/D
Flexible (F13) 3,5 A/B
7,1 B/C
11,0 C/D
Classification of vibration values for machines groups 2 and 4
Foundation class RMS velocity values border zone
mm/s
Rigid (R24) 1,4 A/B
2,8 B/C
4,5 C/D
Flexible (F24) 2,3 A/B
4,5 B/C
7,1 C/D
Values setting in A4900 Vibrio III unit
It’s possible to set up these values directly in the unit. Then the measured values are displayed in
traffic light colors. You can choose Adash limits (recommended) or 10-816 limits. Setting up is in menu
under the mode SETUP (see instrument operation).
Colored marks according 10-816 are range A and B is displayed by green color. Range C is amber
and range D is red. It’s necessary to choose a type of evaluation R13, F13, R24 or F24 (see table
above).

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Quick Start
The aim of this chapter is to introduce you to this instrument, and, without reading a complete User’s
Guide, enable you to measure first vibration values. This chapter does not intend to fully and in detail
describe operation of this instrument or measurement methodology. Special chapters in this Guide are
intended for this purpose.
Preparation of Measurement Point
We have to select a measurement point before the measurement itself. We want to choose it in such
way that transmission of vibrations would not be attenuated. Usually this means as close to the source
of vibrations as possible (for instance at a bearing housing). We always have to measure at solid, firm
part of a machine. We should not be measuring on covers and so on. The place should be clean,
without corrosion and paint. It should also be flat so a sensor would not “wobble”. The best is to use a
measurement base, which is glued on a machine. It has a perfect finish, plastic cover, and is made
from magnetic stainless steel. This will enable you to perform the measurements on the machine at
any time under the same conditions. This measurement repeatability means that you will be able to
compare the values well.
To attach the sensor use a magnetic sensor base (do not forget to remove a magnet cover from it,
which closes a magnetic field and protects the magnet from long-term weakening in storage).
Putting in Batteries
Batteries are accessible after opening a lid at a bottom part of the instrument. Open the lid by pressing
its lower edge (the edge with hinge), the lid upper part opens easily - see figure. Do not ever use force!
Proper polarity is shown on the picture.
Do not forget to switch the instrument off before opening the power battery lid!
Never handle the power batteries with the instrument switched on!
Fig. Opening of the lid
1. Press gently
2. Open

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Fig. Placement of power batteries Fig. Proper cell polarity
Plugging in Vibration Sensor
To measure a vibration signal we need to plug in the vibration sensor with ICP power. The plugged in
sensor must be a standard accelerometer with 100 mV/g sensitivity. The instrument is equipped by
its own source of ICP power for connected sensor. The sensor needs to be connected at the right
input plug by a supplied cable.
Fig. The instrument with a sensor connected

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Connectors
Fig. Top view of connectors
Measuring
Screw the sensor onto the magnetic base. Do not forget to remove the plastic cover and a metal
washer (it closes a magnetic field for longer service life of the magnet) before measuring. Place the
plastic cover and the metal washer back on the magnet after measuring.
Place the magnet on a measuring point very carefully. Best is to rest the edge of the magnet on its
side and then slowly lower the sensor onto a machine. If you bring the magnet near to the machine
with its whole area hitting the machine all of the sudden, then the strong impact can irreversibly
destroy the sensor.
In case you use a measuring tip instead of the magnet, measured values are not going to be stable.
This in not surprising. The measured values depend to a large extent on a pressure of the tip at the
measurement point. The magnet that attaches the sensor generates a constant pressure so the values
are stable.
Attention!!! Use the measuring tip only in hard to reach places, where it is not possible to place the
magnetic base.
Automatic determination of the machine speed
It’s important to know the speed for evaluation of the machine condition. Instrument is looking for
speed in the frequency spectrum (200Hz range).It is assumed that most of the vibration energy is
located on the speed frequency. If the instrument finds significant energy level on one frequency (that
means in very narrow band) then this frequency is labelled as the speed frequency. From this
description is clear that the speed has not to be found always. If the higher level of energy is located in
the spectrum on other line then speed frequency (for example frequency of the fan blades), then the
wrong result can be displayed.
But the correct speed, which must be defined for condition levels, can be also entered manually.
Evaluation of the machine and bearing conditions
Diagnostician is always asking a basic question after measurement: “What condition of the machine
should I assign to this measured value?”
Machine conditions are divided into 3 levels, which have the same colours like traffic lights:
1. GOOD – GREEN COLOUR
Machine is in good condition, no defect is found. The operation is without restrictions.
2. ALERT - AMBER COLOUR
The beginning defect is found on the machine. It is possible to operate with paying more attention and
planning of repair.
3. DANGER – RED COLOUR
There is a serious defect found on the machine. Machine shouldn’t be in operation.
connector to plug
in the sensor
connector to plug in
headphones
(stereo jack 3.5mm)

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Special functions are included in the instrument for the determination of that three states. The overall
vibration values are colored with appropriate color.
The vibration limits Adash for each state are determined from the graphs, which are printed in the
Adash Limit Values of Machine and Bearing Vibrations chapter.
Fasit Expert System
Press the left arrow on the screen No.1 and the FASIT screen appears. For correct evaluation the
speed must be defined. The instrument can do it automatically or by user manual entry.
In the left bottom corner you see the Machine icon. The vertical bar displays the general (overall)
machine condition. This condition can be evocated by many reasons. The unit evaluates the severity
of 3 sources, which are the most occurred in the practise:
- the Unbalance ( the circle with heavy spot icon),
- the Looseness ( the shoe icon)
- the Misalignment ( the clutch icon).
Correspondent faults horizontal bars are in middle.
On the right bottom corner you find the rolling bearing icon. The vertical bar displays the bearing
condition.
The Stroboscope
The build-in stroboscope inside the A4900 Vibrio III represents the unique innovation in the handheld
vibration analyzer field. We use the high lighting LED technology, which low power consumption
enables to use the stroboscope in our instrument.
Stroboscope or stroboscopic lamp, commonly called a strobe, is the device which produces regular
flashes of light. When we have to study or to visually inspect the machinery, which have cyclically
moving parts, then the stroboscope enables to froze the moving ( usually rotation). Imagine the
simplest form, a rotating disc with one-spaced hole. When the flashes of light are synchronized with
the rotational speed of the disc, then just one flash is made during one rotation. It means, the disc is
lightened up when the hole is always in the same position. It is the principle of illusion of frozen
movement. See the Menu chapter for details.

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The Torch
You sometimes need to inspect or read the dark corners. In that time you are lucky with A4900 - Vibrio
III, because this instrument has built-in torch in front panel. See the Menu chapter for details.